Thursday, 6 February 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of the right honourable Ellen Cecily Wilkinson, Member for the County of Durham (Jarrow Division), and I desire, on behalf of the House, to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that citizens of this country are compelled, under threat of penalty by the Government of Northern Ireland, to obtain residence...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what conditions were attached to the visas of the artistes of the San Carlos Opera Company of Naples on their recent visit to this country; on...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the tests being applied in the screening of Poles in this country, and who applies them.
Mr. William: Shepherd asked the Minister of Health whether he is now in a position to state his decision in regard to the establishment of a supplementary register for T.A. nurses.
asked the Minister of Health how many mentally defective children in the United Kingdom are registered with local authorities for admission to mental institutions, and in respect of which there...
asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made with the negotiations between the Government and the dental organisations regarding the remuneration of dentists in the National Health...
asked the Minister of Health what progress he is making in his negotiations with the B.M.A. in regard to the administration of the National Health Service Act.
asked the Minister of Health why his Department advised the Public Health Committee of Birmingham against the purchase of Himley Hall for use as a sanatorium.
asked the Minister of Health whether steps have yet been taken to secure treatment for the case of active leprosy in Liverpool, of which details were sent to his Department in November last, in...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is satisfied that the closed shop policy, as enforced by certain municipal authorities, has not impaired the efficiency of the State-aided hospitals under...
asked the Minister of Health what approximate percentage of human tuberculosis is attributable to bovine infection; how many deaths occurred from this cause during each of the last five years for...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that many nurses and sisters are anxious to undertake training midwifery but are unable to do so because of the financial burden or loss involved; and...
asked the Minister of Health if he will now give the date when the hearing aids, devised by the Medical Research Council, will be available for such deaf persons as can benefit from their use.
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that Memorandum No. 62, Food, which lays down conditions for the condemnation of carcases at slaughterhouses is unsatisfactory in effect because...
asked the Minister of Health if he has considered the representations made to him regarding the present shortage of nursing and domestic staffs in isolation and public hospitals in North Wales;...
asked the Minister of Health the number of people who are entitled to benefit under the existing National Health Scheme and the number who have actually signed on the panel.
asked the Minister of Health whether the hutments on Site No. 3 at R.A.F, station, Hunsdon, can be made available to the Ware Rural District Council for housing purposes, in addition to, or in...
asked the Minister of Health at what date he received the communication from the Minister of Transport of the decision to resite the New Bath Road which led to his direction for suspension of...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the hardship suffered by house-owners who are unable to obtain possession of their own house owing to requisitioning by local...
asked the Minister of Health what action he proposes to take with housing authorities that had not acquired sites or submitted building schemes by the end of December, 1946.
asked the Minister of Health whether he is prepared to include in Appendix B to the Monthly Housing Return for England and Wales the number of persons on the waiting lists of the local...
asked the Minster of Health whether any changes in the subsidies to local authorities for houses built by them are contemplated after 30th June, 1947.
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that there is no electric power available for the completed B.I.S.F. and Orlit houses in the borough of Thornaby-on-Tees; that the North-Eastern...
asked the Minister of Health if he has considered the complaint, submitted to him, that the building of six agricultural cottages by the Burnham-on-Crouch Urban District Council has been delayed...
asked the Minister of Health if he will give a summary for 1946 of the monthly totals shown in the Housing Returns, in so far as they relate to the provision of new permanent houses, temporary...
asked the Minister of Health if his regulations provide for an upper limit to the rent that a local authority may charge an agricultural worker for a cottage in respect of which subsidy at the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will take action to ensure that a site chosen by a local authority for housing purposes should not be rejected by the Ministry of Town and Country Planning...
asked the Minister of Health when it is intended to implement the policy of His Majesty's Government by introducing legislation to transfer the valuation powers in respect to rateable value to a...
asked the Minister of Education if, in view of the likelihood of labour shortage in agriculture in 1947, she will allow schoolchildren to assist in next year's harvest.
asked the Minister of Education how many schools blacklisted by her Department over 20 years ago were in use in 1946.
asked the Minister of Education why West Suffolk was included in the list of local education authorities who had not submitted their development plans to her Department by 31st October, 1946,...
asked the Minister of Education whether by 1st April enough fully-qualified teachers will be available to enable all pupils up to 15 years of age to be properly instructed.
asked the Minister of Education if she will make a statement giving publicity to 3 (2) of Administrative Memorandum No. 162 showing the effect upon newly-qualified teachers who elect to serve...
asked the Minister of Education if she has now any proposals for the setting up of a national college of physical training for England and Wales.
asked the Minister of Education the number of persons accepted for the Emergency Teachers' Training Course who have contracted out of the scheme owing to delay in securing admission to the...
asked the Minister of Education the number of local education authorities who have not appointed organisers for physical education.
asked the Minister of Education when it is proposed to issue the necessary regulations in order to implement the provisions of Section 29 of the Finance Act, 1946, to enable firms to make...
asked the Prime Minister if it is intended, in the new Commons Chamber, to reproduce the memorials which existed prior to the destruction of the Chamber, to hon. and right hon. Members of this...
asked the Prime Minister how many aeroplanes have been ordered for the use of Cabinet Ministers; and at what cost per aeroplane.
asked the Prime Minister if he will consider appointing a woman as one of the representatives of this country at the forthcoming Peace Conference.
asked the Prime Minister whether in view of the burden of work lying on the Minister responsible for Germany, he will now make a statement expressing his intentions as to the most satisfactory...
asked the Prime Minister whether in view of his announcement that there was no question, as far as the Government was concerned, of in hibiting colliery managers from political activities, he...
asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government will consult with the appropriate Dominion and Empire authorities with a view to opening up farming careers to qualified smallholders...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will inform the House of the division of responsibility between the Minister of Food and the Secretary of State for the Colonies under the East African...
asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been directed to the difficulty experienced by many unskilled men, aged 50 years or over, in obtaining employment; and, in view of shortage of...
asked the Minister of Labour if the deficiency of manpower in agriculture, estimated in Cmd. 7018 at 33,000, is after taking into account the number of prisoners of war working in agriculture to...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will consider issuing to hon. Members bulk supplies of the White Paper, entitled Economic Conditions affecting relations between Employers and Workers, so that...
asked the Minister of Labour if he has been or will be in contact with the Secretary of State for the Colonies with a view to securing a larger number of suitable girls from African and other...
asked the Minister of Labour the approximate number of Service men it is intended to demobilise during 1947; and the approximate number of men to be called up for Service in the same period.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the U.S. loan to this country has been spent; and how much is pledged for the future payment of goods.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many civil servants were dismissed from the Civil Service in the two five-year periods 1934–1939 and 1941–46; and what were the...
asked the Attorney-General whether he will consider substituting educational for property qualifications for service on special juries.
asked the Attorney-General if he is aware that British R.N. personnel who have married U.S. wives while on duty in the U.S.A. have in some cases been divorced for in compatibility or similar...
asked the Attorney-General when it is proposed to introduce the procedural reforms recommended by Part II of the Second Interim Report of the Denning Committee.
asked the Attorney-General (1) in view of the fact that the acceptance of the recommendations of the Rushcliffe Report does not lessen the cost of litigation but merely, in some degree, throws...
asked the Attorney-General (1) how many claims for damages in respect of injuries or loss owing to the alleged negligence or other breach of duty by an agent or servant of the Crown were pending...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he knew the fuel and power needs of industry at the end of last year; the increased needs this year and the fuel and power that would be available;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the effect of the reduction in production in the pottery industry in firms where continuous tunnel ovens are in operation; and will it...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House, if he will tell us the Business for next week?
Notwithstanding the release by the terrorists of Judge Windham and Major Collins on 28th and 29th January respectively, there has been increasing tension throughout Palestine, although I am glad...
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Civil Estimates, I shall call attention to the production of British types of civil aircraft, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Civil Estimates, I shall call attention to the use of manpower, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates, I shall call attention to the need for greater reforms in the Army, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, I shall call attention to the question of welfare and conditions of life in the Royal Navy, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Civil Estimates, I shall call attention to the need for a wages policy, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates, I shall draw attention to the Army Education Scheme, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates, I shall call attention to the question of a review of Army establishments with the object of achieving economy...
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Civil Estimates—[HON. MEMBERS: "No"]—I will raise the question of the introduction of the—
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, I shall call attention to the need for adequate naval bases, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, I shall call attention to the pensions and retired pay of the Navy, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, I shall call attention to the welfare, accommodation and conditions of life in the Royal Navy, and move a...
I beg to give notice that, on going into Committee of Supply on the Air Estimates, I shall call attention to the need of an adequate striking force for the Royal Air Force, and move a Resolution.
I am sure that the House would wish, before turning to the Business of the day, to express its sorrow at the sudden and untimely death of the Minister of Education, Miss Ellen Wilkinson, and to...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. R. J. Taylor.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Joseph Henderson.]
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